Enlisted retention lowest in at least 7 years

[unhappycamper]

Enlisted retention lowest in at least 7 years
By Erik Holmes - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 22, 2008 6:11:17 EDT

The Air Force’s enlisted retention rates for fiscal 2008 fell to — by far — their lowest levels since before the war on terror began in 2001, according to statistics released by the Defense Department.

The Air Force also had by far the worst enlisted retention rates in the DoD, according to the statistics.

Overall, the Air Force achieved only 72 percent of its fiscal 2008 enlisted retention goal. That is a precipitous drop compared to the 97 percent the service achieved in 2007 and 113 percent in 2006.

Retention among enlisted airmen in zone A, with less than six years in, was 64 percent of the goal in 2008, compared to 99 percent of the reenlistment goal in 2007 and 113 percent in 2006.

In zone B — airmen with between six and 10 years service — reenlistment in 2008 was 84 percent of the service’s goal, compared to 94 percent in 2007 and 114 percent in 2006.


Rest of article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/10/airforce_retention_102108w/%2e



uhc comment: Methinks these guys are playing with the numbers.

11.13.2007 --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=6806 {exceed)
12.10.2007 --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=8175 (met)
2.12.2008 --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=11330 (met)
4.12.2008 --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=13375 (met)
5.15.2008 --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=14825 (miss)
11.3.2008 --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=18445 (met)

[Crowman1979]

1. That's odd, it's usually the USMC that has the lowest retention rates.